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An Australian Queen Elizabeth would remain a common design

An Australian order would most likely use the British Queen Elizabeth design with only modest accommodation changes for a hotter operating region.

Question

What would an Australian Queen Elizabeth-class battleship look like?

Short answer

Essentially the same as the British ships, perhaps with improved air conditioning for warmer deployments.

Notes

Australia would receive essentially the same Queen Elizabeth design rather than a fundamentally different battleship. The value of the order would lie in joining a proven British class with shared weapons, machinery, training, and support. Better air conditioning for warmer seas is the one plausible local adaptation identified in the answer. Imperial commonality could matter more than creating a national variant.